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She said she didn't have anyone else to care for the kids while she was on an interview at an insurance company.

'She was upset. This is a sad situation all around. She said she was homeless. She needed the job,' Scottsdale Police Sergeant Mark Clark told KPHO.

'Obviously not getting the job. So it's just a sad situation.'

Taylor was arrested on two felony counts of child abuse.

According to police, someone heard a child crying inside a Dodge Durango parked in an office complex parking on Thursday afternoon in a Scottsdale, Ariz. Mz Taylor was inside a nearby insurance company conducting a job interview

She remains in jail, and her children have been put in the custody of Child Protective Services.

Taylor's arrest has spurred an online fundraising drive to help with her legal expenses.

Scottsdale resident named Amanda Bishop has raised nearly $30,000

The fundraising site acknowledges that Taylor made a 'terrible mistake' but urges compassion.

'There are a lot of us who feel she was just a victim to what an economy like this is putting struggling families through,' Bishop told KMGH.